CNN is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic

Therese Odell

1 year ago

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Here’s where you can watch all 10 of the Best Picture nominees.

Among the surprising snubs: Nicole Kidman, Challengers, Pamela Anderson, Jon M. Chu, and Angelina Jolie. But, interestingly, the Roy brothers are facing off in the Supporting Actor category.

Comcast is launching a news and sports streaming bundle featuring live sports from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and NCAA. It also comes with a subscription to Peacock and a hefty monthly fee.

CNN is expected to lay a bunch of people off soon. Not great. They are also rearranging the schedule. As a result, Jim Acosta — who actually has viewers — is threatening to quit. I bet MSNBC has a spot for him somewhere — isn’t Andrea Mitchell retiring soon?

But CNN is building another streaming service three years after killing the one they previously built. Everything is fine.

When Mo returns on Netflix a week from today, it will pick up six months after the events in the season one finale … and end one day before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel. Interesting and poignant.

No, Lisa Vanderpump isn’t returning to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, at least according to Andy Cohen, who would know.

But Julia Fox would like to join The Real Housewives of New York, which would be … something.

This Matt James/Rachael Kirkconnell breakup is messy business. And now Jesse Palmer is out here welcoming them both back on the show. NOT NOW, JESSE.

Never mind: Natalie DiDonato, that missing Mob Wives star has been found and is fine.

Get well soon, Colin Egglesfield.

A reminder that the fires are still burning in Los Angeles: S.W.A.T. paused production due to the new Hughes fire. Tyra Banks, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Bozoma Saint John, and Anna Faris all lost homes.

Hey, here’s some more David Lynch stuff:

This is a wonderful oral history of Twin Peaks from the cast, crew, and Mark Frost.

Mikhail Gorbachev tried to use his connections to learn who killed Laura Palmer.

David Lynch was reportedly working on a limited series at Netflix that would have been his final project. I’m sad we won’t ever see it, but it also feels fitting that Twin Peaks: The Return will forever be his final gift.

Kyle MacLachlan wrote a longer piece in The New York Times about David Lynch and how he owes his career to him.

Goodbye my friend https://t.co/c3mpp1rvvo

— Ray Wise (@therealraywise) January 16, 2025

Martin Scorsese reflects on the loss of David Lynch:
— Cinephilia & Beyond (@cinephiliabeyond.org) 2025-01-17T18:17:23.349Z

I’m still very brokenhearted at his loss. We were lucky to have had David Lynch, indeed.

PolUGHtics

Great. Here comes the attack on the free press and media in general:

President Free Speech wants MSNBC shut down.

The newly installed head of the FCC has revived complaints against ABC, NBC, and CBS for election coverage. These include the complaint about 60 Minutes editing their interview with Kamala Harris; Kamala Harris appearing on Saturday Night Live even though President Whiner received equal time the next day; and alleged bias in ABC hosting a Presidential debate.

Brent Bozell, the founder of Media Research Center and the Parents Television Council, is President Big Brother’s choice to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Cool.

Sam Kuffel, a weather forecaster at CBS 58 Milwaukee, was fired after she pointed out on her social media that Elon Musk threw a Nazi salute at the inauguration celebration. HE DID THOUGH.

Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social) 2025-01-20T22:16:32.814Z

A bunch of MAGA cultists deny that it was a Nazi salute which is funny, because Nazis are thrilled about Elon throwing a Nazi salute.

Chloe Fineman has no regrets. (Nor should she.)

TCM played a marathon of anti-fascist movies on Tuesday. No reason.

Fucking Jeff Bezos.

The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.
— David Maraniss (@davidmaraniss.bsky.social) 2025-01-23T02:49:53.251Z

Fucking Mark Zuckerberg. Not even Jesse Eisenberg will defend you now, Dawg.

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Renewals

The White Lotus has been renewed for a fourth season on HBO.

Cancellations

The Righteous Gemstones will end on HBO with the fourth season.
Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien will end after two (or 10 depending on how you count it) seasons in syndication.

In Development

FBI: CIA, a spinoff of FBI about an FBI and CIA agent working together, is in development at CBS.
Duck Dynasty: The Revival has been ordered at A&E.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, a retelling of the Island of Doctor Moreau story, is being adapted into a television series.
Groundswell, an environmental documentary, has been ordered at Prime Video.

Casting News

Lucien Laviscount is rejoining the cast of Emily in Paris on Netflix.
Nancy Travis will guest star on Shifting Gears on ABC.
Patton Oswalt, Brian Baumgartner, and Enrico Colantoni will guest star on Suits: L.A. on NBC.
Aaron Paul, Simu Liu, Jonathan Banks, Kate Mara, Xolo Maridueña, John DiMaggio, Tzi Ma, Doug Bradley, and Christian Convery have joined the voice cast of Invincible on Prime Video.
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Holly Robinson Peete, and LeVar Burton have joined the voice cast of Weather Hunters on PBS Kids.
Andrew Roy is joining CNN.

Mark Your Calendars

The One Chicago crossover will take place on NBC on January 27.

Beyond the Gates premieres on CBS on February 24.

Burden of Guilt premieres on Paramount+ on February 4.

Sweet Magnolias returns on Netflix on February 6.

Godfather of Harlem returns on MGM+ on April 13.

This Time Next Year will debut on Roku on February 10.

Court of Gold premieres on Netflix on February 18.

Love You To Death will premiere on Apple TV+ on February 5.

Paradise will debut on Hulu on January 28; ABC on January 29; and FX on February 1.
The Wheel of Time returns on Prime Video on March 13.
Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight to Beat Cancer will premiere on ABC on February 5, and on Hulu and Disney+ on February 6.
Hollywood Squares is moving to Wednesday nights on CBS and will receive a week-long preview on daytime beginning January 27.
On TV: A Black History Month Special will premiere on CBS on February 17.
Goodrich will begin streaming on Max on January 31.
King of the Apocalypse will air on MSNBC on February 2.
Common Ground and Kiss the Ground, two environmental documentaries about the effort to regenerate the world’s topsoil, will premiere on Prime Video on April 22.
When Life Gives You Tangerines will debut on Netflix on March 7.